STARBUCKS CORP
For the period ended Sep 28, 2025. Filed Nov 14, 2025.
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FY2025 · Filed Nov 14, 2025
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Deferred Revenue
Note 11: Deferred Revenue
During fiscal 2018, we licensed the rights to sell and market our products in authorized channels through the Global Coffee Alliance and received an up-front prepaid royalty from Nestlé. The up-front payment of approximately $7 billion was recorded as deferred revenue as we have continuing performance obligations to support the Global Coffee Alliance, including providing Nestlé access to certain intellectual properties and products for future resale. The up-front payment is being recognized as other revenue on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic life of the arrangement of 40 years for the ongoing access to the licenses within the contractual territories. Our obligations to maintain the Starbucks brand and other intellectual properties are generally constant throughout the term of the arrangement. Therefore, a ratable recognition pattern is reflective of how we will satisfy our performance obligations.
As of September 28, 2025, the current and long-term deferred revenue related to the Nestlé up-front payment was $177.0 million and $5.6 billion, respectively. As of September 29, 2024, the current and long-term deferred revenue related to the Nestlé up-front payment was $177.0 million and $5.8 billion, respectively. During each of the fiscal years ended September 28, 2025, September 29, 2024, and October 1, 2023, we recognized $176.5 million of prepaid royalty revenue related to Nestlé.
Changes in our deferred revenue balance related to our stored value cards and loyalty program (in millions):
| Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2025 | Total |
|---|---|
| Stored value cards and loyalty program at September 29, 2024 | $1,718.7 |
| Revenue deferred - card activations, card reloads and Stars earned | 15,245.8 |
| Revenue recognized - card and Stars redemptions and breakage | (15,199.5) |
| Other(1) | (13.3) |
| Stored value cards and loyalty program at September 28, 2025(2) | $1,751.7 |
| Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2024 | Total |
| Stored value cards and loyalty program at October 1, 2023 | $1,567.5 |
| Revenue deferred - card activations, card reloads and Stars earned | 15,807.1 |
| Revenue recognized - card and Stars redemptions and breakage | (15,665.1) |
| Other(1) | 9.2 |
| Stored value cards and loyalty program at September 29, 2024(2) | $1,718.7 |
(1)“Other” primarily consists of changes in the stored value cards and loyalty program balances resulting from foreign currency translation.
(2)As of each of the fiscal years ended September 28, 2025, and September 29, 2024, approximately $1.6 billion of the respective amounts was current.
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